jdhmnovel Chapter 406 A Sincere Dowry
Chapter 406 A Sincere Dowry
Chen Zhiling acted quickly and discussed the candidate with the emperor that evening.
One is the sixth son of Prince Gong's family. He is 21 years old this year and his appearance is 7 out of . He has not married yet, so Jin Nanzhu will marry him as his legal wife.
The second one is the eldest son of a third-rank official. He is 30 years old this year and is currently a sixth-rank judge in the Dali Temple. His first wife died in childbirth, leaving behind two sons, and Jin Nanzhu married into the family as his second wife.
The third one is the third son of the fifth-rank director of the Imperial Observatory. He is 28 and unmarried. Because he is obsessed with studying astronomical phenomena, he does all his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating in the Imperial Observatory, so he has become an old bachelor.
This family was used by the Queen Mother to make up the numbers, after all, choosing one from two is a bit awkward.
The next afternoon, Chen Zhiling called Jin Nanzhu and asked her to choose a husband behind the screen.
The three candidates arrived half an hour later.
Chen Xian from Prince Gong's Mansion was indeed good-looking and spoke in an orderly manner. When he talked about his feelings for the princess, he said a lot of good things.
He Chengfeng, a sixth-rank judge in the Dali Temple, has a righteous face and acts in a very steady manner.
Looks like a considerate person.
Compared with the first two excellent opponents, Li Mingfeng from the ninth rank is very ordinary. Apart from his gentle appearance, there is really no other advantage to be found.
But Kim Nam-joo chose him.
Chen Zhiling and Chen Dou both thought that Jin Nanzhu would choose the first one. After all, he was young, handsome, and had a prominent family background. Moreover, he was not married yet, so if she married him, she would be his first wife.
Although she could not inherit the palace and could not get much property, Kim Nam-joo had no shortage of money and she could also weave cloth. If the couple saved a little, they could buy a few shops and collect rent from them, and they would live a stable life in the future.
Faced with Chen Zhiling's repeated questioning, Jin Nanzhu pursed her lips and replied.
“I just think he’s right.”
In this case, Chen Zhiling stopped persuading him.
He immediately issued an order for the two to get married one month later.
To express his blessing, Chen Dou gave the couple a small house to live in.
After the inn's dowry team learned of this news, they made careful inquiries and discovered that the princess's future husband was actually a ninth-rank official, who came from a poor family and had no status, no money, and no good looks.
They immediately quit, saying that Dayong treated them harshly.
Kim Nam-joo was surrounded by her dowry team, who tried to persuade her to give up this inappropriate marriage.
"You don't have to persuade me anymore. The emperor has issued an order. I will marry Li Mingfeng as agreed. If you are not satisfied, you can go back to Dali. I will never stop you."
Kim Nam-joo was extremely determined this time. In order not to be influenced, she went straight into the palace to wait for marriage.
Now the dowry delegation was at a loss, so they thought of the last resort, which was the betrothal gift.
"Our king has paid a dowry of 150,000 taels, and at least half of that should be returned. Furthermore, the four maids we prepared for the princess as a dowry should also stay in Dayong."
Chen Dou didn't care about Dali's difficulties at all and agreed to the betrothal gift immediately.
"I can give you the betrothal gifts, but I will give them to you on the day you leave, so that you don't keep them improperly and think that someone is deliberately trying to frame you. As for the four maids, you will have to ask your princess."
Chen Dou asked the eunuch to call Jin Nanzhu over. After listening to him, Jin Nanzhu pursed her lips and showed a very firm attitude.
"I don't want it. I will stay here alone. Everyone else can go back to Dali. Also, a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. Commander Wang, tell my father that since he wants to return such a large betrothal gift, he doesn't need to worry about me anymore. Just consider me as being sold."
After hearing this, Commander Wang understood that their princess had rebelled.
"Princess, Dali is your home after all. Don't forget that your mother is still in Dali."
Jin Nanzhu shouted angrily, "Don't even think about threatening me. I am now a member of Dayong. It's getting late. You should go back to Dali tomorrow. We'll say goodbye now."
After saying this, Jin Nanzhu bowed to Chen Dou and left, which meant that they were going to part ways from then on.
Commander Wang felt remorseful. It was obvious that the princess had planned this all along and they had all been deceived. But it was too late now.
The Emperor of Dayong agreed to all his unreasonable demands. If he continued to argue, he would probably have no choice but to stay in Dayong.
"Princess, you have really thought about everything for you. How is it? When does Commander Wang plan to set off?"
Now that things have come to this, is there any choice?
Commander Wang smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, we will set off tomorrow. But is it just the betrothal gift?"
"Let's check the goods at the city gate tomorrow morning."
After Chen Dou finished speaking, he asked Commander Wang to leave.
The next morning, Commander Wang looked at the six boxes of gold and finally felt relieved. The Emperor of Dayong was really generous.
After inspecting the goods, they hurried on their way.
He was afraid that Dayong had a backup plan, so he led his men on a wild march for three days. Only after he was sure that there were no pursuers did he slow down his pace.
After Su He learned that the six boxes of gold were successfully delivered, she became very curious and gossiped with Liu Bai at home.
"Don't they smell it?"
"Their noses are all broken, and they probably won't recover until they get to Dali."
Su He was surprised and amused at the same time, "How did you do that?"
"Da Yong is home to many talented people. This is nothing. I can do it."
Su He tilted his head and looked at Liu Bai with a smile, "Then teach me when you have time, so I can learn more self-defense techniques."
"You don't have to learn, I'm always here."
Liu Bai cut a plate of apples for Su He and placed it in front of Su He. They smiled at each other.
Half an hour later, there was another familiar knock on the door.
"Lotus, please open the door and help me. I'm getting married soon and I haven't packed my dowry yet."
Su He rolled her eyes. She didn't know what was wrong with Jin Nanzhu, coming to see her every day.
It's just asking for trouble.
Liu Bai could see clearly that this princess must have persuaded the empress dowager and the emperor and received advice from the empress dowager.
"If you help her get married smoothly, you are helping the Queen Mother. I guess we can't avoid it. The house the Emperor gave him is right across from us."
"Cough cough cough cough."
Suho almost became the first person to choke to death on an apple.
"Forget it, forget it, I am destined to be a weird person."
Su He opened the door in a flash, and Jin Nanzhu rushed over. Fortunately, Su He was prepared and supported her immediately.
"Let's go, I'm only free these two days."
Kim Nam-joo was very happy and wanted to hold Su He's hand, but of course she was rejected.
"lead the way!"
Su He took two steps and arrived right opposite her house.
What a sin! Now I live across the street. Will I knock on their door every day? This is really annoying.
As soon as he entered the door, Su He was blocked by a pile of furniture.
"Your dowry fills up the entire house?"
Su He asked Jin Nanzhu in disbelief, how to organize this?
"My father prepared a full set of furniture for me, arranged according to the three-in-one courtyard. This house is too small, so I can only arrange it like this for now."
Kim Nam-joo directly gave the prepared dowry list to Su He, and then waited obediently for instructions.
Su He frowned and thought for a while, then decided to find some help.
"Xiaobai, go to Bailu Academy and find my students."